隔岸观火

隔岸观火隔岸觀火 àn guān huǒ ㄍㄜˊ ㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gaak3 ngon6 gun1 fo2

  • to watch the fires burning across the river
  • to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)

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